Alcohol-Related Violence: Prevention and Treatment

Author(s): Mary McMurran

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New in the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Alcohol-Related Violence: Prevention and Treatment presents an authoritative collection of the most recent assessment and treatment strategies for alcohol-related aggression and violence. Features contributions from leading international academics and practitioners Offers invaluable guidance for practitioners regarding intervention to reduce alcohol-related aggression and violence Describes evidence-based interventions at a number of levels, including populations, bar room, families, couples, and individuals


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Mary McMurran is Professor in the University of Nottingham's Institute of Mental Health. She has authored more than 100 academic articles and book chapters, many of which address the assessment and treatment of alcohol-related aggression, is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and is also a recipient of the BPS Division of Forensic Psychology's Lifetime Achievement Award.

About the Editor vii Contributors ix Foreword xi Series Editors' Preface xv PART I THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM 1 1 The Problem of Alcohol-Related Violence: An Epidemiological and Public Health Perspective 3 Ingeborg Rossow and Elin K. Bye 2 Alcohol-Related Violence: An International Perspective 19 Fernanda Cestaro Prado Cortez and Danilo Antonio Baltieri PART II UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM 35 3 Alcohol and Aggression: Theories and Mechanisms 37 Peter R. Giancola 4 Alcohol and Violence in Evolutionary Perspective 61 Russil Durrant 5 Alcohol and Violence in Developmental Perspective 81 Rick Howard and Mary McMurran PART III PREVENTION 103 6 Alcohol-Related Violence as Alcohol-Related Crime: Policing, Policy and the Law 105 Gavin Dingwall 7 Barroom Approaches to Prevention 125 Alasdair J.M. Forsyth PART IV TREATMENT 151 8 Interventions with Children and Families 153 Donald Forrester and Georgia Glynn 9 Treatments for Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence 171 Caroline J. Easton 10 Alcohol Arrest Referral 187 Katie McCracken and Franco Sassi 11 Treatments for Offenders in Prison and the Community 205 Mary McMurran 12 Treatment for Alcohol-Related Sexual Violence 227 Ruth E. Mann and Mark Farmer 13 Treatments for Offenders with Dual Diagnosis 249 Amy Cohn and Kim T. Mueser 14 Alcohol Use and Offending in People with Intellectual Disability 285 William R. Lindsay, Samantha Tinsley and Medhat Emara 15 Treatments for Alcohol-Related Impaired Driving 303 Thomas G. Brown and Marie Claude Ouimet PART V CONCLUSION 335 16 Alcohol-Related Violence: An Endnote 337 Mary McMurran Index 341

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  • : 9781119952732
  • : John Wiley & Sons, Limited
  • : John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • : 0.574
  • : 31 October 2012
  • : 244mm X 172mm X 17mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 January 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mary McMurran
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 303.6
  • : 368
  • : illustrations